Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-01-29
WOMEN AND HOME.
FACTS AND FANCIES THAT LADIES
WILL READ.
Some Hints for the Fair
Sex Alone.

The woman generally and properly knows
little or nothing about the daily progress of
mans business. He conducts his farm,
factory, trade, profession without her direct
interference or knowledge. If he makes
loss or profit she knows nothing about it
unless he thinks to tell her, and | suppose
that, unless some extraordinary incident is
connected with it, he seldom does think to
tell her. She is absorbed in her work, and
when he is at home he does not wish to
90 talk shop" nor does she desire that he
general condition of his business, his profits,
his income, how much they can afford to
spend, when they ought to retrench, when
they are justified in increasing outlay. This
is all that is necessary. If he dismisses a
man, if he increases his force, if he changes
his methods, she does not feel ii, sees no
result from it, is not affected by it.
But with household business the man
must be constantly interfering-rather,
ought to say, he is constantly involved in
it. 1t is not simply that he is, as the
woman is TO the man, the ideal object; he
is the practical, actual center, the daily and
almost hourly controlling force. The
whole household system revolves around
him, is conformed to his necessities, is
shaped to his purposes. Everything of
heart and soul and mind and strength
must and ought to bend to his three meals
each day, prompt, agreeable, sufficient. No
interregnum can be allowed while the mis-
tress is changing servants. She has no lee
way. If there is a strike in the kitchen
the man will none the less be at home in
three hours furnishing for his dinner, and
the hungry children are hungrier than ever
the moment there is nothing to eat. The
house warming, the room redding, the
stocking mending, feeding and laundrying
must all go on every minute. The kitchen
doors cannot be closed for three weeks or
three months to let the leaven of logic
work. They are all hungry now. They
are all sleepy how. They are all dirty now.
The mother must either turn cook and
housemaid herself, or she must take such
maids as she can get at what prices she
must pay.-Gda Hamilton IN ". Y. World.
ONE DRESS FOR ALL OCCASIONS
1t would simplify matters wonderfully
should the women of America adopt an
ancient custom observed in Holland, where
it is the ambition of every Dutch lady of
high degree to possess black lace dress
This is carefully worn, and lasts lifetime,
in many cases being handed down from
one generation TO another. The singular
feature of this custom is that no matter
what the style of the dress, whether of an
Gent or modern fashion, it is perfectly cor
rect to don il upon whatever occasion of
State or social entertainment the owner
may desire to appear therein. Indeed, 10
lady's wardrobe is considered complete
without this dress, which is made all in one
piece. The lady for whom the garment is
to be, having expressed her preference in
the matter, patterns are drawn and given to
the lacemakers, who then set 10 work and
make it according to directions without a
single seam. Such a dress is, Of course,
expensive at the outset, but once secured is
most economical inasmuch as it is elegant,
and, no matter how frequently worn, is al
ways in good taste and admired by the COM
pany.-Bahimore american.
WOMEN CAN AFFORD TO REMAIN SINGLE
The common talk is among young men
that they cannot afford to marry, because
wives are such an expensive luxury, and
altogether such an impeachment that no one
can afford to have one unless he is very
rich. or is willing to remain very poor.
This kind of twaddle is SO much in vogue
that it will probably seem heresy 10 take
any other view of the case but bearing in
mind the innumerable stories of beating
and mutilation, and even murder, inflicted
upon women by drunken and ugly hus-
bands, it seems to be about time to start
crusade to bring about a resolve on the part
of women not yet married. They run about
twenty times as much risk in such an
operation as the man does, and if the latter
cannot afford to take unto himself
wife, the majority can well afford on their
part TO remain single. Within twenty
years we predict that clubs for women and
an increased independence in earning a
livelihood, and generally better status for
unmarried women will result in a serious
diminution of the marriage rate. And
when women are not to be got for the ask
ing, men will be more careful of them.
little " corner" in the marriage market
would not be bad thing.-BOstOn Record.
NEATNEss IN DRESS AT HOME
The importance of neat and tasteful
house-dressing cannot be overestimated
The matron who appears before the men,
bers of her family Ill a shabby, soiled wrap
per, and makes the excuse-if, indeed, she
takes the trouble to make one at all-that
Z" it is so much more comfortable" has
little idea of the possible consequences of
such q course. Could she but realize that
her dress is an evil example to her daugh-
tiers, and one productive of consequences
that will reach far beyond her own span of
life that her husband and sons cannot fail
to draw comparison between her dress and
that of the ladies they meet in other
houses, and that these comparisons cannot
fail to decrease their respect for her, she
nigh. be induced to give more attention TO
her personal appearance. Not even the
burden of care and constant employment
can furnish sufficient excuse for careless
personal habits, for few things are more
important to the well-being of family
There is an old saying to the effect that
an untidy mother has disobedient children;
and while neither parents nor children
may realize the why or wherefore of it, vet
there is always lack of respect and an in
difference to the authority of mother who
takes no pride in her personal appearance
And it is not the mother alone upon whose
shoulder rests the burden of responsibility
for home neatness and order in dress the
father has his duties to look after as well
and should never fail to insist upon the